KP Outreach Worker at Centre for Health Solutions - Kenya (CHS)

CHSI/KPOW/01/2022

Key Responsibilities

• Identify and map different categories of KPs in the targeted geographic areas in the county – Map hotspots by typology and KP clusters.
• Coordinate comprehensive community-based HIV prevention services through Peer education and outreach for behavioral HIV prevention among KPs at hotspots.
• Provide prevention package of services at facility and community level for HIV negative KPs.
• Provide information and training on the use and promotion of male/female condoms and lubricants (demonstration, skills building in negotiating condoms with sex partners, and ensure easy access to uninterrupted supply of condoms and lubricants).
• Prepare monthly work plans for clinical outreach activities to mapped KP hotspots and prepare summary reports after every planned outreach.
• Ensure HIV prevention commodities stock is available at service delivery points at all times.
• Expand and improve uptake of testing services for Key Populations using targeted outreach strategies as per the national guidelines
• Support early enrolment into Anti-Retroviral Treatment (ART) for KPs and monitor viral load (VL) suppression in the established cohorts in collaboration with health facilities (Support initiation and retention of KPs on ART under the new National guidelines of Treatment as Prevention (TasP)).
• Provide and facilitate access to Post Exposure Prophylaxis (PEP) and Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) to KPs in need in all health facilities.

Person Specification

• Diploma in relevant Community Health or Social Sciences
• Must be trained on KP sensitivity, KP micro-planning and understand KP micro planning tools as per NASCOP SOP.
• Must be willing to undertake extensive travels within KP hotspots on a daily basis(This role is intensive requiring working in extra hours and odd hours to meet KP Peer Educators at the hotspots)
• Proficiency in computer packages like MS Excel, MS Word, MS PowerPoint
• 3 years’ experience working with KP micro-planning, peer education and outreach model.